overwatch
[ oh-ver-woch ]
verb (used with object)
to watch over.
Archaic. to weary by keeping awake.
Origin of overwatch
1Other words from overwatch
- o·ver·watch·er, noun
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How to use overwatch in a sentence
Ogden drones have also been used to pinpoint hot spots after wildland fires, locate missing persons, and fly “overwatch” for SWAT team raids.
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Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman | John Kael Weston | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLike legendary sentinels of a vanished past, they seem to overwatch the valley.
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British Dictionary definitions for overwatch
overwatch
/ (ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ) /
verb(tr)
to watch over
archaic to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep
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